Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Fo9F Diminished ninth

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
Gtone
Ctone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G · C

How to play it

Fo9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F Diminished ninth guitar chord — 3rd position (3 5 5 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Diminished ninth guitar chord — 15th position (15 17 17 18 18) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

Fo9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F Diminished ninth guitar tab — 3rd position (3 5 5 6 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Diminished ninth guitar tab — 15th position (15 17 17 18 18) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How Fo9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 5
Same notes asFo7(add9)
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Fo9 in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble C

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